A new record of Ceratinella Emerton, 1882 (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from Turkey

Abstract

A new, illustrated record of the linyphiid species, Ceratinella scabrosa (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871), for the araneofauna of Turkey is presented. The distribution of this species in Turkey is mapped as well. In addition, the distribution of the Ceratinella brevis (Wider, 1834) species is shown on the map. Also, electron microphotographs of the female genitalia of the species are given. Species were collected from Bolu, Kastamonu and Sinop provinces in Turkey’s Black Sea region between 2012 and 2013 using pitfall traps and hand aspirators. With this new record, the number of species belonging to the family Linyphiidae in Turkey has increased to 148.

Keywords

• aranei
• black sea region
• turkey
• money spiders
• new records
• morphology